- 5 cups flour (unsifted)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup shortening (Crisco preferred)
- 1 cup milk
Filling:
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 to 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- hot sauce (optional)
Directions:
- Mix flour, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl.
- Cut in shortening until it resembles crumbly meal.
- Gradually sprinkle in milk stirring until dough clings together.
- Knead 10 times. Let rest 1/2 hour.
- Mix ground beef with all the ingredients except tomato paste.
- Fry slowly in 1 tablespoon oil until cooked.
- Mash around a bit so it's crumbly.
- Add 1 to 2 tablespoons tomato paste (so that it's thick), stir very well.
- Turn off heat and let filling cool.
- Add as much hot sauce as you like.
- On a very well-floured surface, roll dough as thick as you would for pie crust (can divide it into 2 parts if desired).
- Cut 5"circles (using any container with 5" opening) and place filling on center of each circle.
- Brush beaten egg on lower edge of circles.
- Fold over and press edges with fork dipped in flour.
- Fry in lard about 2 minutes on each side until brown.
- Make sure there is enough lard to cover the empanadas--- about 3 - 4" deep.
NOTE: Can be frozen unfried. Stack between wax paper, sprinkling plenty of flour in between empanadas and wax paper, or they will stick together.
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